2013-2014 Legislative Priorities (February 2013)

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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". 
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents . Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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  Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion". Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.